Monthly Archives: January 2014

2014 Mets Non-Roster Invitee Preview: Adam Kolarek

33 days until Spring Training! We continue our journey up and down the Non-Roster Invitee list with a look at Adam Kolarek today. You won’t find Kolarek in any of the of the popular top 10/15/20 prospect list for the … Continue reading

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2014 Mets Non-Roster Invitee Preview: Daniel Muno

Pitchers and Catchers report in 34 days! In preparation, the Mets announced this week a list of additional non-roster players to come to camp. Non-roster invites run the gambit from prospect, to veterans trying to make a come back and … Continue reading

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Why the Mets signing Drew to a 2-year Deal Makes Sense Long Term

Signing Drew through the 2015 season might make sense for the long term development of the Mets. Right now the Mets have a protected first round pick. They already lost their second round pick signing Curtis Granderson and would lose … Continue reading

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2014 Statistics Projections: Stephen Drew vs Ruben Tejada

Is Stephen Drew different enough from Ruben Tejada to warrant a contract? The debate around signing Drew centers on that pivotal question. Fangraphs has Steamer and Oliver projections for both Drew and Tejada posted already. Let’s take some time to … Continue reading

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Orioles and Mets: So Close To Meeting Each Others Needs

The Mets have been linked to just about every team this off season that could be in the market for a First Basemen. At the start of the off season, it looked like the Mets might try to bundle Davis … Continue reading

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Odd Mets Harvey T-Shirt

I was at a Modell’s a couple of weeks ago and bumped into this: It’s unusual to see Mets Black Name and Number T’s recently (although I do see them more often then black jerseys), but his one is different. … Continue reading

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2014 Statistics Projections: Davis Over Duda?

Fangraphs.com features two different prediction programs (Steamer and Oliver) to project stats for the 2014 season. You can take a look at Davis’s projections here and Duda’s here. Below are some highlights: Lucas Duda Projection:Steamer: 277 AB, 10 HR, 35 … Continue reading

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Ike Davis Market: Orioles and Brewers Edition

The baseball hot stove is about to break out of its figurative and literal cold snap (it’s pretty cold out here in the North East today) as the calendar looks to the first complete week of 2013. Generally the market … Continue reading

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